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Anzac or Tim Tam: Who runs Australia's $3. 8bn biscuit aisle?
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (1133+ words) News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries Anzac biscuits don't follow the usual rules of the snack aisle. There are no flavour extensions, no reformulation pushes and no real attempt to modernise the product beyond packaging and positioning. They…...
Sourdough is rewriting fibre functionality
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1023+ words) News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries Sourdough is strongly associated with microbes " yeasts and lactic acid bacteria that drive fermentation, build flavour and give dough its lift. But that's only part of what's going on. Because the flour…...
Can Kingsmill and Hovis really share a loaf?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (929+ words) News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries When the UK's competition watchdog skips the preliminaries and goes straight for a full investigation, it's rarely about tidying up the timetable. It's about unease. That's the subtext behind the Competition and…...
Baking NPD: Protein muffins, pistachio nostalgia and cookie culture
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (653+ words) News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries The latest wave of baking NPD shows brands responding to three overlapping pressures: shoppers want indulgence that feels worth it, convenience that removes friction and ingredient stories that justify repeat purchase. The…...